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Scientists used tiny new sensors to follow the insects on journeys that take thousands of miles to their winter colonies in Mexico. Source link

With the arrival of Amazon’s Zoox robot taxi in San Francisco to compete with Waymo, autonomous services are gaining momentum. But there are pros and cons. Source link

This week the company announced that it would require users to undergo an A.I.-powered age estimation process in order to chat with others on the platform. Will this change reassure parents? Source link

A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What’s at stake is history itself. Source link

Maybe more than other model releases, this one seems to have the attention of Google’s competitors. Will it put the company at the top of the A.I. leaderboard? Source link

The new artificial intelligence model is the second the company has released this year. OpenAI and Anthropic made similar updates a few months ago. Source link

Meta’s acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp did not illegally stifle competition in social networking, a judge found, a major win for the tech giant. Source link

To avoid regulatory scrutiny, big tech companies had steered clear of buying start-ups outright. Meta’s antitrust win may change that thinking. Source link

A tribally owned network of chargers will soon be complete, connecting reservations and bridging a gap in the Midwest. Source link

The Pennsylvania site, shorthand for the dangers of nuclear power after a 1979 meltdown, is set for revival under a deal to power Microsoft data centers. Source link